Hyde5: Five thoughts on Dolphins first day — Tannehill, Fales, anthem

Sun Sentinel reporters Omar Kelly and Dave Hyde break down the first day of Miami Dolphins training camp.

Five thoughts on the Miami Dolphins' first day of training camp:

1. The back-up quarterback is one of the few positions with actual competition to it. But there's a clear leader. David Fales was working with the second team. No surprise considering the offseason so far. Brock Osweiler didn't look sharp in Thursday's practice, throwing an interception, with his fastballs not looking so fast. Let's not look too much into this. We're still in July. But the thing that resonates in the back-up quarterback battle is coach Adam Gase has been effusive in his praise about Fales since last season's start in the finale against Buffalo. Osweiler? It's more a wait-and-see approach. This appeared Fales' job to lose as May turned to June and looks the same as July starts.

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2. Considering all the noise swirling around the Dolphins' national anthem behavior, it's telling Gase doesn't think any player will be suspended how they act during it. He mentioned the rule for suspending players, then said, "It's harder to suspend somebody than anybody realizes."

4. When's the last time the Dolphins had an offensive line set on the first day of training camp? Gase says it's not fully set – "take your time with that,'' he said. But it looks set with Laremy Tunsil and Ja'Wuan James at tackles, Daniel Kilgore at center and Jesse Davis and Josh Sitton at guard. Anything else come September will be a surprise or an injury.

5. Is this Tannehill's season to make or break?

"I don't think at that capacity – we we have a lot of good pieces around him that can help us get to where we're trying to get and improving every week,'' Gase said. "With him not in there, there's a drop-off, obviously. Him being out there is better for us."